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PROJECT DETAILS
//Title: Changing Seasons// //Collaborators: Julie Myran (1st Grade Teacher) and Kristina Kampa (Media Specialist)// //School and District: Fieldstone Elementary, St. Michael-Albertville School District #885// //Content Providers:// //Grade level: 1// //Subject Areas: Science, Language Arts, and Technology// //Recommended Time Frame: 8 weeks//

MN State Standards Alignment
//Science// Language Arts
 * 1. The Nature of Science and Engineering
 * 1. The Practice of Science
 * Scientists work as individuals and in groups to investigate the natural world, emphasizing evidence and communicating with others.
 * 4. Life Science
 * 1. Structure and function in living systems
 * Living things are diverse with many different observable characteristics
 * 2. Writing
 * A. Types of Writing
 * The student will compose various pieces of writing.

MEMO Informational and Technology Literacy Standards


 * Strand: Inquiry, Research, and Problem Solving: The student will learn a continuous cycle of questioning, gathering, synthesizing, evaluating, and using information individually and collaboratively to create new knowledge and apply it to real world situations.
 * II. Gather
 * E.Record information using a variety of methods.
 * IV. Communicate
 * C. Work individually and collaboratively to share knowledge.

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
//The theme for this project is exploring and understanding the backyard of our school and how the seasons change it.//

//Key skills that will be assess are//
 * Ability to work in groups
 * Ability to record observations
 * Ability to follow directions
 * Ability to use Power Point

The habits of mind that students will practice are curiosity and flexibility.

The school wide outcome will be for students to have an understanding of how the seasons change the environment.

DRIVING QUESTION
//How does our school's backyard change from fall to spring?//

ASSESSMENT
//Photographs//
 * Students will take a photograph in the fall of something that is of interest to them in our school's backyard. Then in the spring, students will go back to the same location and take a picture of the same thing.
 * (See Science Standard 1, 1, 1 and MEMO standard II, E)

Written Observations
 * Students write at least one observation at each station.
 * (See Science Standard 1, 1, 1 and 4,1,1 and MEMO standard IV, C)

Writing Power Point
 * Students will write a "rough" draft with the changes they saw from fall to spring.
 * (See Language Arts Standard 2, A)
 * Students will create a Power Point presention with the picture from fall and spring they took and type the changes they saw.
 * (See MEMO II, E)

MAP THE PROJECT
The follwing is a list of lesson plan titiles. See the attached lesson plans for more detail.
 * 1) Nature Hike and Picture Taking
 * 2) Venn Diagram Lesson
 * 3) Rough Draft Writing
 * 4) Power Point

MANAGE THE PROCESS
//How will you manage and facilitate this project?//


 * 1) As a class, we will review the guidelines for the school's backyard.
 * 2) When we are outside we will meet at the "rock" classroom.
 * 3) Each lesson will be concluded back in the classroom, library, or computer lab.

Web Resources
Buck Institute for Education [|http;//www.bie.org]